Interchangeable shoe heel



Jun 12, 1928. 1,673,452 J. HEGEDUS INTERCHANGEABLE SHOE HEEL Filed y 27.1927 Patented June 1 2, 1928.

UNITED ST E F e eremesn e a ates som sea en.

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Application filed July 27,

This invention relates to a detachable heel, and its object is toprovide an article of this character having means to secure the same,when in position on a shoe, and to permit of its easy and quick removalfor replacement, or other purposes.

' Other ob 'ects, are neatness of appearance and efliciency anddurability in service.

Theuniversal practice of wearing rubber,

or cushion heels, has created the necessity for different means fortheir attachment than that which is commonly employed in heels of allleather construction, but these means have for the most part consistedof a metln d of permanent fixation, that is, the heels are usually soaffixed as to be removable only by a complete disruption and tearing oilfrom the body of the shoe.

This device, by a novel mechanical construction, makes it possible toremove the heel by the mere throwing of a lever and a slight slidingmotion of the cushion element. It is thus an easy and simple matter toremove a worn cushion element and replace it with a new one wheneverdesired.

The device will be found fully described in the following specificationand claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 shows a shoe illustrating the appearance of the heel as attachedthereto.

Fig. 2 shows a top plan view of the upper, or permanent heel with thecushion element partly slid out from its under side, it being in thefirst position of the process of attachment, and with the locking leveropen.

Fig. 3 shows a section on the line 3-30f Figure 2. I

Fig. 4 shows the heel with the. cushion element in its final positionand the lever thrown over to lock same.

Fig. 5 show-s a section on the line 5 5 of Figure 4.

Fig. 6 shows a section on the line 6--6 of Figure 4.

Fig. 7 shows another form of the invention having a slidable stop membermount ed on the locking lever.

Fig. 8 shows a section on the line S8 of Figure 7.

Referring first to Figure 1, the heel 10' having a base element 11 and acushion element 12, is shown attached to a shoe of conventional design13. Referring now to Figure 2 especially, and to Figure 3 in conjunctiontherewith, the device comprises the base element 11 to which is securedthe plate 14: by means of the screws as seen at 15, 16 etc., which aredriven upward into the "said base element'asseen best in Figure 6. Stillreferring to Figures 2 and 8, lock slots as seen at 17, 18 etc, andwhich are in shape, large apertures with narrow extensions therefrom,are locatednear to the outer margin of the plate.

A locking lever 20 is pivotally secured to the plate as shown at 21.This is provided with a hook member 22. A V opening 23 in the platepermits of the swing of the lever. The said plate and lever arepreferably of metal. 7 I i The cushion element 12, which is preferablyof. rubber or like resilient material, is provided with button studswhich may be also of metal. These are seen best in figure 3 at 25 and26.

hen it is desired to attach the cushion element, it ishplaced over thebase so that the button studs penetrate the lock slots through thelarger portions thereof, the lever being open as seen in Figure 2. Thecushion element is then slid forward so that the stud heads engage theslot extensions and the said element is in its final position, the leveris then thrown over as illustrated in Figure 4:5Lnd its hook memberengages the rear stud and securely locks the whole.

In the form of theinvention shown in Figures 7 and 8, additional hooks28 and 29 I are provided and a slidable stop element 30 is mounted onthe shank of. the lever 20. This stop element, when in its forwardposition as illustrated, rides up on the plate extension 31 and engagesa recess 32 in the cushion element as seen in Figure 8. The

I claim as new and desire to secure by Let:

ters Patent, is as follows:

A detachable heel for shoes comprising a base portion havmg a recesstherein, a plate mounted on said base portion disposed over u saidrecess having key hole apertures therein, said key hole apertures eachcomprising an enlarged rearward portion and a con stricted forwardportion, a resilient heel member mounted on said plate, headed studs onsaid resilient heel portion each adapted to be disposed through theenlarged rearward Fortion of one of said keyhole apertures, a everdisposed in said recess and pivotally attached to said plate comprisinga hooked extremity adapted to engage one of said ed portion of thatkeyhole aperture into which it extends after the resilient heel memberhas been moved forwardly, and locking mechanism comprising a bracketslidably mounted on said lever adapted to be engaged in a recess in saidresilient heel member for retaining said leverin a=predeterminedposition. studs for retaining the samein the'e'onstrict- In testimonywhereof I have afiixed my signature. JOSEPH HEGEDUS.

